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also monday a debate between richard blumenthal and linda mcmahon for the attorney general's seat. the two will battle it out in hartford. tuesday an all new episode of glee airs at 8 p.m. eastern on fox. wednesday major league baseball division series kicks off with three games, philadelphia and minnesota hosting wildcard times while the texas rangers will be in either tampa or new york. friday new unemployment rates will be announced. the rate is 9.6% as of august. that's a look at the week ahead. i'm marianne rafferty, fox news. >>> finally tonight we are taken off the edge with a cast of superheros. >> from superman and wonderwoman to batman and beyond, over 1,500 people in l.a. showed up dressed as an easily recognized superhero to bracket world record for the largest gathering of superheros. the event was organized by dreamworks animation and in honor of the upcoming film mega mind which opens november 5th. >> you know who could have been

for senate, pitting former wrestling executive linda mcmahon against state attorney general richard blumenthal. our own kelly o'donnell reports. >> reporter: senate hopeful dick blumenthal is just the kind of candidate drawing fire this year. >> connecticut is going to have an election, not an auction. >> reporter: a democrat and veteran politician running on his record, 20 years as connecticut attorney general. up against political newcomer super-rich former wrestling ceo linda mcmahon, an election big on personality. >> is money making a difference in this race? >> my opponent has launched a $50 million attack machine. >> i'm a business woman and he is is a life-long politician. that's i think the primary difference. >> reporter: mcmahon ran her family's wrestling entertainment empire, real world business experience she hopes will attract independents. here in connecticut, there weas one type of voter linda mcmahon

on the campaign trail with republican linda mcmahon and democrat richard blumenthal. >>> then, the jobless recovery. >> the most devastating recession of our lifetimes. >> but our spending cuts in europe, are they holding back growth here. christine lagarde, the french finance minister defends austerity and pakistan on the brink. more alleged terror plots, more u.s. strikes. the country's former president has harsh words for the united states. general pervez musharraf, a "this week" exclusive. >>> plus -- >> i'm not a witch. >> -- all the week's politics on our roundtable with abc's george

in a sign of just how topsy turvy this election year is, mcmahon is closing in on democrat richard blumenthal, who was once considered a lock to win this senate race. the two faced off last night in a debate. nobody got kicked, but there was this. >> government, government, government. government does not create jobs. it's very simple how you create jobs. an entrepreneur takes a risk. >> i'm not going to be an entrepreneur as a senator. i will do my best to assist entrepreneurs. >> reporter: the real smackdown has been on the air waves. mcmahon has outspent blumenthal 16 to 1. a staggering $454 per vote to win the gop nomination. the latest ad attacks blumenthal for falsely saying he served in vietnam, when in reality, he served in south carolina in the marine reserves. >> when we return, we sought nothing of this gratitude. >> he covered one lie with another. >> since the days that i served in vietnam. >> if he lied about vietnam, what else is he lying about? >> reporter: blumenthal has apologized for his misstatements, but democrats are taking no chances. the national party is pouring money

general richard blumenthal and republican linda mcmahon. topics include the banking industry and elections and the federal deficit on "washington journal"" today. and there is a talk on community colleges. >> the c-span networks provide coverage of politics, public affairs, and books, all available on television, radio, if online, and on social media networking sites. and who the c-span video library. we have the digital bus, bringing resources to your community. the c-span networks. now available in 100 million homes, created by cable, provided as a public service. >> the first debate between connecticut u.s. senate candidates, democratic state attorney general richard blumenthal and republican linda mcmahon, former ceo of worldwide wrestling entertainment. it is rated as a tossup. this is in connecticut. the moderator is from the fox news channel. >> live, from the bushnell center. >> good evening from the theater at the bushnell in hartford, conn. welcome to the connecticut senate debate between richard blumenthal and republican candidat

they're worried about richard blumenthal. he had a huge lead. now it's dwindled to a place where she really could take him. everywhere is the year of the outsider. richard blumenthal in a fifth turn as attorney general of connecticut. the voters there have watched him wait for an opening for something like a senate run. i think he's just, you know, in this year, longevity is really not appealing to voters. and that's why someone like mcmahon with her own baggage has been able to talk about his misstatements about vietnam and his record there and really attack him personally and edge away at what was once well over a 20-point lead. >> well, he has gone through criticism about his military record. that's nothing new for him. linda mcmahon, not knowing how much minimum wage is in a time of recession in this country, when americans are hurting in the pocketbook. >> that is true. democrats will try to turn this issue on republicans in races all around the country for house and senate. we'll see -- it will work in some places, but like i said, the fac

tell richard blumenthal to stop. it's hurting american families. the u.s.chamber of commerce is responsible for this advertising. >> richard blumenthal is a job killer so says the u.s. chamber of commerce. >>> so, too, is this attack ad. over the last 16 years more than 87,000 connecticut workers saw their jobs shipped overseas. over the last 16 years more than 87,000 people in connecticut lost their jobs because a connecticut company gave their job to someone in another country. and that is something that the chamber of commerce promotes. that's according to a new report out by the nonpartisan group campaign money watch. 87,000 jobs lost in connecticut alone due to outsourcing but the pro-outsourcing guys want you to think it's richard blumenthal. he's the job killer. the chamber of commerce also running this great ad in the state of missouri. >>> in the past two years missouri's lost thousands of good-paying jobs, so why does robin carnahan support unfair scheme to grow unions. >> did you see that? missouri lost 120,000 jobs. take a guess where those jobs

attack ad in advance of the crucial debate against attorney general and senate democratic rival richard blumenthal, who has repeatedly claimed falsely that he served in vietnam. >> the days that i served in vietnam. >> he lied about vietnam. what else is he lying about? >> reporter: we caught up with blumenthal at the parade and he has apologized for his misleading vietnam remarks but frustrated supporters counterattacking a feisty wrestling mogul with soft spoken rhetoric. >> there will be a contrast with my opponent. >> reporter: they want blumenthal to hammer mcmahon for shoddy treatment of w.w.e. performance who have a high tendency of drug abuse. she and her husband vince mcmahon created largely by themselves a billion dollar professional wrestling industry, which she highlighted in one of hir first campaign commercials. >> and everyone gets in on the action. that isn't real. but our problems are. >> reporter: the latest fox news poll shows 36% find mcmahon trustworthy. 38% do not. 48% trust bloomberg and 36% do not. at the end of last week, surveys suggested that the race was a toss-up. the

senate candidate linda mcmahon established herself as the aggressor before the debate with richard blumenthal by launching a new attack ad on her opponent's claims of having served in vietnam. he apologized again on stage. >> it was not intentional but that's no excuse. >> reporter: eneither candidates made a knock-out punch or made a major gaffe. blumenthal said mcman opposes minimum wage now. >> that's a lie. you know it's a lie. i never said it and it's in your ad and boy that's just wrong. take it off the table. >> reporter: predominant issue is jobs and the economy and that sparked the most heated exchange. >> i know about how government can help preserve jobs. >> government, government, government. government does not create jobs. it's simple how you create jobs. entrepreneur takes a risk. >> i am not going to be an entrepreneur as a senator. >> reporter: tonight's debate is the governor's office for connecticut. both sides play to it aggressively. >> foley took over the largest textile mill and laid off workers and drove the company to bankruptcy. he pocketed $20 million. >> stan mallo

. >> in connecticut linda mcmahon has campaigned almost even with richard blumenthal. >> a $50 million negative attach sheet is bound to narrow the polls. >> and head of world wrestling treatment and treatment of women. >> women really are powerful women and the programming content has changed. >> friday's discouraging unemployment figures means that republicans are eager to talk about the economy. >> we just saw this week that 95,000 americans lost their job and the unemployment rate remains at 9.6%. >> democrats warn returning the gop to power. >> incomes dropped by five percent and ultimately crashed our economy. >> just over three weeks to sort it all out. >> up next, the mood in chile, also a neighborhood shut down after a blast in los angeles, what police found after sending in the robot. and a memorable day to be born, october tenth but do the numbers 10-10-10 have any real meaning? >> i'm meteorologist leigh glaser. a spectacular weekend. get ready for the heat to increase around the bay area and then a couple of days and a you'll see a >> closed captioning brought to you by ma

. >> in the one solid blue state of connecticut where richard blumenthal is now in the battle of his career. his opponent wrestling executive linda mcmahon who spoke with christiane ammanpour,. >> are you comfortable with that? >> the same time, women really are powerful women. >> dems democrats are firing with big guns. former president bill clinton and some say is the most popular politicians in the country. they are locked into a bitter struggle of the president's old senate seat. >> we shouldn't be surprised that the congressman is lying again. >> democrats aren't worried about losing the house but also in play the senate with 22 days before the election republicans need to pick up ten seats to take control and they appear to be halfway there. five seats held by democrats would flip to the election were held. >> now, one of president's fund-raisers is being held at the home of retired miami heat star. >> a federal report says cost concerns lowered the forest services to deadly station fire in southern california. the fire broke out in the angeles national forest. the review by th

. >> in the one solid blue state of conneicut where richard blumenthal is noin the battle of his career. his opponent wrestling executive linda mcmahon who spoke with christiane ammanpour,. >> are you coortable with that? >> the same time, women really are powerful women. >> dems democrats are firing with big guns. former president bill clinton and some say is the most popular politicians in the country. they are locked into a bitter strugg of the president's old senate seat. >> we shouldn't be surprised that the congressman is lying again. >> democrats aren't worried about losing the house but also in plathe senate with 22 days before the election republicans need to pick up ten seats to take control and they appear to be halfway there. five seats held by democrats would flip to the election were held. >> now, one of president's fund-raisers is being held at the ho of retired miami heat star. >> a federal report says cost concerns lowered the forest services to deadly station fire in southern california. the fire broke out in the angeles national forest. the review by the departme says

richard blumenthal is popular but he has come under attack certainly because of misstatements that he made about his vietnam experience during the war there. he implied that he was there. in fact, he wasn't. he was a reserve in the marines in the united states. he's apologized for that, but the lead has whittled down. for her part linda mcmahon is having to overcome controversies basically being criticized and blamed for a lot of the things that went on in the ring, steroid allegations, all sorts of negative images of women when she was head of wwe. >> christiane, thank you very much. it's a fascinating year. for much more on that crucial senate race in connecticut, check out christiane coming up up later on "this week." bianna? >> all right, dan. >>> we turn now to new developments this morning in a murder mystery. mexican police now say that they have suspects they believe were involved in the shooting of an american man riding jet skis with his wife in mexican waters. david kerley has the latest. >> reporter: mexican authorities who first questioned tiffany hartley's story of the s

linda mcmahon in fight battle with richard blumenthal.oters across the state tune in as the two of them take part in televised debate. a debate which bret baier is moderating. carl cameron is live at the debate. where was the debate before it be -- where was the race before the debate began? >> it was close. a lot of folks thought chris dodd not running was a gift for democrats because blumenthal was popular at the attorney general. but in several months, linda mcmahon blanked the airwaves and stuffed mailboxes with mountains of information from her campaign spending millions of dollars. last week she pulled to a tie. recent surveys suggest bloomberg may have stabilize but many are worried that the campaign hasn't been fleet of foot. linda mcmahon, you expect this from a w. w.e. executive, has been feisty. it's looking like a toss-up but one that democrats can ill-afford to lose. >> shepard: debate working on some channels and others now and new ads. debating a few rounds now. has anybody been pinned at all? >> yes. one thing they rapped

. >>> in their first televised face-off, former wrestling ceo linda mcmahon, accused richard blumenthal of being on the government payroll his entire life and, therefore, not understanding what it takes to create jobs. blumenthal blasted mcmahon as a greedy executive who puts profits ahead of people. the most heated moments came over the attack ads. mcmahon hitting this ad, hitting blumenthal over his distortion on his service in vietnam. >> i'm linda mcmahon and i approve this message. >> would you lie about serving in a war? >> we have learned something very important since the day i served in vietnam. >> if blumenthal did it again and again -- >> when we returned, we sought nothing of this gratitude. >> he covered one lie with another. >> since the day that i served in vietnam -- >> he lied about vietnam. what he also is he lying about? that forced blumenthal, the five-term state attorney general to address the issue at the debate last night. >> i'm proud of my military service. and on a few occasions, out of hundreds, when i commented on it, i described it inaccurately and i regret

on the campaign trail with republican linda mcmahon and democrat richard blumenthal. >>> then, the jobless recovery. >> the most devastating recession of our lifetimes. >> but are spending cuts in europe holding back growth here? christine lagarde, the french finance minister, defends austerity. >>> and pakistan on the brink. more alleged terror plots, more u.s. strikes. the country's former president has harsh words for the united states. general pervez musharraf, a "this week" exclusive. >>> plus -- >> i'm not a witch. >> -- all the week's politics on our roundtable with abc's george will, political director amy walter, paul krugman of "the new york times" and tavis smiley of pbs. and "the sunday funnies." >> president obama was giving a big speech, and the presidential seal fell off his podium. they tried to put it back on, but hillary had already grabbed it and run away. >>> hello again, and we start with some developing news from pyongyang. for the first time kim jong-il and his son, his heir apparent, appeared live on television together at a massive military parade to celebrate the

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. >>> and of course, we have got linda mcmahon hammering richard blumenthal's record. how about this? joe miller's wife, he says that unemployment benefits unconstitutional but his wife just happened to take unemployment. how about that? >>> and my good old buddy, bill o'reilly, spins his way into the zone. you are watching "the ed show" on msnbc. stay with us. ♪ ♪ i was young and i was stupid ♪ i had just turned 17 ♪ a harmonica and a box guitar ♪ ♪ in a canvas-covered wagon stuffed... ♪ [ male announcer ] while the world's been waiting on the electric car, maybe the whole time, the electric car has been waiting for this... the wattstation from ge. it's going to change the way we get to where we all want to go. ♪ i didn't think much of it till i took it apart ♪ >>> coming up on the ed shock the right-wing chamber of commerce is doubling downs on the attacks on democrats. the chamber is reportedly taking millions of dollars from foreign countries and using it to knock off progressives in the midterms. i find this absolutely un-american and disgusting. salon.com's edito

it gives an illustration of one of the things that's most frustrating about richard blumenthal's campaign he's not attacking as aggressively as he should against linda mcmahon who is the former ceo of the world wrestling entertainment. she knows how to fight. democrats would like to see blumenthal show some of that fight. linda mcmahon's company has a controversial history that some of its performers have a high rate of drug abuse. they have been injured in their wrestling bouts. it is entertainment and there have been some unfortunate and controversial deaths of the performers. democrats would like for blumenthal to hold democrats to task for that. all of this suggests this is a campaign about personality, character, trust and integrity. but voters are ticked off about their pocketbooks, jobs and economy. connecticut is hurting and if anything is going to decide this race it will be whether they think either one of these senate candidates will rest them in washington. megyn: it should be interesting tonight. carl, thank you. a fox news alert. this is a big one. i'm being told the judge i

mcmahon is running against that state's attorney general richard blumenthal outed by "the new york times" this spring for lying about serving in vietnam. take a look. >> announcer: would you lie about serving in a war? >> we have learned something very important since the days i served in vietnam. >> announcer: blumenthal did it again and again. >> when we returned, we saw nothing of this gratitude. >> announcer: he covered one lie with another. >> the day i served this vietnam. >> announcer: if he lied about vietnam, what else is he lying about? >> paul: joining us adan henninger. dorothy rabinowitz and james toronto. dorothy, all politicians lie or at last their opponents accuse them of lying. is this ad fair? >> you mean fair means truthful? is it kind? no. it is a really perfect example, he's a perfect expression of political lying at its worst. it reveals character in a very fundamental way. you cannot say as often as he does in that ad, in vietnam, when we came back. can anybody be so absent minded he's forgotten the details of his military career? such as he did not serve in the w

, bridgeport, connecticut, where the president led a really for democratic senate candidate richard blumenthalneed that spirit today. i need that here in connecticut, bridgeport. >> reporter: polls show blumenthal leads linda mcmahon by anywhere from eight to 12 points. >> in three days you get the chance to say what? yes, we can. >> reporter: asked why the president felt the need to come here, a white house official says said, "we want to make sure this race is in the bag." the day's final stop is chicago, where the president is campaigning for alexi giannoulias, who is locked in a tight race for the president's old senate seat with mark kirk. nearly all of the president's events in these final days are on college campuses or in urban centers, all part of his strategy to fire you want democratic base, especially young and minority voters. many people in these crowds voted for the first time in 2008, and they voted because of barack obama. the trick for the president now is getting them to vote in this election when his name is not on the ballot. chip reid, cbs news, philadelphia. >> glor: sti

. >>> and of course, we have got linda mcmahon hammering richard blumenthal's record. how about this? joe miller's wife, he says that unemployment benefits unconstitutional but his wife just happened to take unemployment. how about that? >>> and my good old buddy, bill o'reilly, spins his way into the zone. you are watching "the ed show" on msnbc. stay with us. >>> coming up on the ed shock the right-wing chamber of commerce is doubling downs on the attacks on democrats. the chamber is reportedly taking millions of dollars from foreign countries and using it to knock off progressives in the midterms. i find this absolutely un-american and disgusting. salon.com's editor, joan walsh, sounds off on this next "the ed show." stay with us. >>> welcome back to "the ed show" and thanks for watching tonight. >>> democrats are under attack from a lou is of right-wing organizations, they are piling up the money. and the united states chamber of commerce is pretty much leading the charge. the chamber is planning to spend $75 million on attack ads targeting democratic candidates th

richard blumenthal as well. >> he abolished his record on vietnam. he served only state side. but he seems to overcome that and put the focus on non- prescription pharmaceuticals and world wrestling association. and his appointed's association with that institution. -- his opponent's association with that institution. >> he should not be in any trouble at all. he was a congenital forever, hugely successful. -- he was attorney general forever, hugely successful. the fact that he is in trouble is a sign of how in trouble the democrats are. >> this is a recurring theme here in election after election. it is not a cardinal sin to have done this. it seems to me that a guy like him, really does have a long record of public service -- yes, it was stupid and at what he did. he should not have done that. but it should not have canceled out all the other things they have done in their careers. i think the politicians ought to be cut some -- >> nobody gives the politicians any slack at all. they give their kids flat and the family slack. >> the result is not good for people running for o

former wrestling executive linda mcmann squared off with democrat and state attorney general richard blumenthal. >> people create jobs. small businesses create jobs. government can provide the tools, but it also must take away the obstacles. >> i will say, mr. blumenthal, i'm very happy you have a better notion of how to create jobs this week than last week. >> reporter: jobs dominated ohio's senate debate where rob portman worked to keep his lead over democrat lee fisher. >> lieutenant governor fisher seems to want to talk about the one game, what a great job he's done to win some competitions. the fact is ohio is losing ground. >> reporter: republicans appear to be gaining ground. a cbs news poll finds the gop is favored to win at least 25 of the 35 seats in the house now held by democrats. winning the senate appears more of a long shot but analysts say it's still doable. just because president obama's comments have become more heated towards republican candidates don't expect the same thing from mrs. obama. the first lady is expected to keep her message very specific, what the outcome of thi

in the once-solid blue state of connecticut where richard blumenthal once up by 30 points is now in the battle of his life. >> dam it, bark like a dog. >> are you comfortable with that? >> i'm a strong proponent with first amendment rights. women are really powerful women. >> the biggest guns they have are firing back. the president campaigning tonight in miami. former president bill clinton, in some polls the most popular politician in the nation, in west virginia and kentucky. and first lady michelle obama hitting wisconsin and chicago where rivals are locked in a bitter struggle for the president's old senate seat. >> this is a list of all the bank loans to convicted monsters and felons. >> we shouldn't be surprised that the congressman is lying again. >> reporter: they are not only worried about losing the house, they need to pick up 10 tools seats to pick up control. 5 seats held by democrats likely would flip 20 republicans if the election were held now. democrats are taking advantage of big names wherever they can. one of the president's fundraisers tonight is being held at the h

republican linda mcmahon and democrat richard blumenthal held their first debate on monday. mcmahon denied claims that she wants to lower the minimum wage. >> let me say categorically that it is wrong and absolutely false, and incorrect in this ad is i would consider reducing the minimum wage. that's a lie. you know that's a lie. i never said it and it's in your ad, and boy, that's just wrong. >> as for blumenthal he admitted misrepresenting his military service but said, that's old news. >> on a few occasions, out of hundreds, when i commented on it, i described it inaccurately, and i regret it. i take full responsibility for it. it was not intentional. but, that is no excuse. >> mcmahon is a former wrestling company executive. blumenthal is the connecticut attorney general. >>> in the delaware senate race, republican christine o'donnell issued her first tv ad that addresses a comment she made during a 1999 interview in which she said she dabbled in witchcraft. >> i'm not a witch. i'm nothing you've heard. i'm you. >> the latest polls show o'donnell trailing democrat chris

democrat richard blumenthal widening his lead over the republican linda mcmahon. a new poll has bloomberg -- shows blumenthal ahead. back to the races to watch. we will go across to alaska, where the republican candidate joe miller and alaska -- put up the poll. the new poll out. joe miller up against democrat scott mcadams. another big name in the race is republican senator lisa murkowski. her write-in campaign appears to have an effect on the poll number. new rasmussen survey has murkowski just one point behind miller. they advise caution because polling with write-in campaign is said to be challenging. the poll is raising eyebrows. those are the senate races we're watching. 19 days to go before the midterm election. we look at whether the absentee ballots are secure. up next, security was tight on both sides. of the lebanon-israeli border >> announcer: here's a special free offer for men who are losing their hair. >> my hair always looks great, and i feel great. >> if you want to look better and if you want to feel better about yourself, hair club is the way to

linda mcmahon and state attorney general richard blumenthal faced off for the first time. >> the facte matter is i take accountability for my mistakes. my opponent has not done so. she took $10 million meant to create jobs and then laid off 10% of her work force and took home $46 million. >> i've been bankrupt, i'm cough back from bankruptcy. i've had an opportunity because of the american dream in this country. mr.blumenthal doesn't have that experience. he has been on the government payroll all of his life. >> the candidates were asked to give a one word answer to chris dodd. he said not running. >> she said retired. >>> a fox 5 follow-up this morning. beware of where you put your laptop while you're working. you could be causing yourself some permanent bodily harm or even worse. we'll hear from a doctor. >>> we have cool conditions as we start out this morning. we have sunshine to start as well but the clouds are rolling in. i'll have the details and your full forecast just ahead. it's great. i eat anything that i want. key lime pie, pineapple upside down cake, raspberry cheesecake

richard blumenthal up by 13 points over linda mcmahon. that's what i've got, don. to chicago for a campaign stop. one of his main topics on the trail is the economy, of course. but some question whether he can deliver a compelling argument. that was one of the topics they tackled last night on cnn's parker spitzer. >> people respect a president who is willing to have enough -- that he tells you not the draw blood. it is so true. the defining moment i think is when president obama had the ceos down at the white house and they were all happy together. fdr in that context was saying, you are the enemy. and barack obama said, we are all in this together. >> obama wants to be liked, ultimately. he is a pleaser and i think that's a problem. >> he's a pleaser, but it's not just toughness. it's also empathy. we have had two immediate presidents, george w. bush and bill clinton who could show public empathy very effectively. it's not a skill obama has. >> new edition, parker/spitzer tonight here at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >>> hello, mr. president. i've got a message for you and

that race if you talk to democrats they feel confident richard blumenthal will win.10.2 over linda mcmahon. what about this stop and why you the white house, the president is making it? >> i'm fascinating by this. there is a governor's race in connecticut i believe is a little closer. there are a couple of close house seats including the fourth district including bridge port where the president will be speaking. still, blumenthal has a lead in that race. it makes you wonder if either the democrats see some vulnerability there that isn't showing up in the polls or maybe there are so many places that president obama can go without doing harm. he figures connecticut is one of them. >> bret: does it factor in that the white house wants to go to places they can say they won at the end of the day? assured race. >> i heard from people talking to today that people don't trust the poll and they don't want to take anything for granted. that and what you said. spending time many blue states. >> he campaigned in delaware, everyone says is loss for republicans. >> bret: media mar

>> richard blumenthal is the attorney general, longtime politician in connecticut. quite popular. was supposed to have this race in the bag. linda mcmahon, the ceo of world wrestling entertainment, has been taking the chair to blumenthal. time and again she's called him a liar. on tv we just saw that ad. she's running on her business experience. blumenthal is saying, you know, in government you can protect jobs, too, and that's what i've done. >> and this was a seat that was supposed to be so safe. chr chris dodd has held this in ee termty almost. >> that's exactly right. nobody was expecting linda mcmahon. but she spent a lot of her own money. again she's saying i can make jobs and in this terrible economy that's what people want to hear. >> maybe that really is the thing that makes the difference. hit nevada, if you don't mind. this is a really, really interesting race, too. >> well, harry reid is the biggest target out there. right? an incumbent. the leader of the democrats in the senate. he's in trouble. sharron angle, longtime assembly woman, six years as an assemblywoman, is

richard blumenthal and linda mcmahon. they rate this a toss up. this is hosted by the hartford courant. the moderator is from the fox news channel. >> live, and from the theater, fox coonnecticut since the debate. here is our moderator. >> good evening. this is a special report. welcome to the connecticut senate debate. it is between richard blumenthal and linda ed mcmahon. we bring you this debate. cover a wide range of topics it is from the economy to foreign policy. to an art to esteemed panelists. joining me are -- joining me are two esteemed panelists. these have not been shared with their cleared by either campaign. the audience has promised to remain quiet. we will keep with that. no tears or outburst of any time. the person referred to mr. blumenthal. this one comes from ellington b. how has your public elected office experience without any business experience prepared you to be a senator? >> we have been putting them first. i have a plan that contradicts what we have been seen. it put people back to work first and make sure small business